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Student Equity, Access & Success

Alpha Lambda Delta Honor Society for First-Year Academic Success

Alpha Lambda Delta is a recognized, well-established national honor society for first-year students. If you are a first-year student or a transfer student with under 30 credits and have maintained a 3.5 or higher GPA (on a 4.0-point scale) during your first semester/first-year at UMass Boston, you will be invited to join this prestigious society.

Your 2025-2026 Alpha Lambda Delta Student Officers
President:  Matheus Morais
Vice President:  Caroline Wong 
Secretary:  Benjamin Matthews
Treasurer:  Brenna Howes

Fall 2025 meetings and events will be shared with the chapter soon! 

Alpha Lambda Delta Scholarship Information

Alpha Lambda Delta Fast Facts

  • Founded in 1924 at the University of Illinois specifically to honor excellent academic achievement by students in their first year of study in higher education
  • Alpha Lambda Delta has a network of over 1 million members across the country and around the world
  • Encourages superior academic achievement and a continued high standard of learning
  • Helps students recognize and develop meaningful goals
  • Promotes community service and civic engagement projects
  • Encourages leadership training
  • Opportunities for students to apply for scholarships
  • New members receive a membership certificate and insignia pin
  • Membership in Alpha Lambda Delta is for life

For more information, consult the National Alpha Lambda Delta website.